Bahman Ghobadi

Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even considered as the most famous short ever made in Iran.

This success allowed Bahman Ghobadi to make several feature films, the best known being his first, "A Time for Drunken Horses" (2000), the first Kurd film in the history of Iran. This film and all the the others made by Ghobadi were hits in the festival circuit, garnered dozens of awards but were little seen or not seen at all in his native country. His last movie to date, filmed without official permit, rapidly and feverishly, "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (2009) is a remarkable semi-documentary about underground indie music in Tehran.

Bahman Ghobadi is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 20 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution (2006), Blackboards (2000), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), Turtles Can Fly (2006), Rhino Season (2012), A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), About 111 Girls (2012). The recorded credits span 1999 to 2026, including 20 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.